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Why speed cameras hit over-60s hardest

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Older drivers are six times more likely to be fined for speeding than a decade ago, according to new TRL study

British car makers win delay over carbon cuts

Environmentalists say hard-won Euro ruling that new cars won't have to meet targets until 2019 is 'depressing loophole'

Johnson halves congestion charge zone

London mayor has responded to a consultation in which 67 per cent wanted the western extension scrapped

Pocket rocket showdown. We put the Ariel Atom head to head with the savage Caterham R500

Changes may not drive death from roads

Fewer people are dying on the roads than at any time since records began in 1926

Drug-driving could mean year's ban

Handheld devices would detect a range of drugs taken weeks ago from a saliva sample given at the roadside

Speeding drivers face ban after two offences

New road safety measures to be announced today will include crackdown on motorists who flaunt the speed limits

Rocket Man set to become Record Man

One of the world's leading rocket scientists talks about about his plan for a new 1,000mph world land-speed record

Best of British. The meanest and the greenest from the British Motor Show

Speed trap gadget lets drivers tip off others

Drivers who spot hidden speed cameras can alert other vehicles within three seconds with satellite-positioning device

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BMW puts the brakes on production of the Mini

In four weeks’ time the gates at BMW’s Oxford plant and a pressing plant in Swindon will close until after the new year

Cut: ten transport schemes promised by Labour

Mayor Boris Johnson scrapped large projects to expand the capacity of London’s transport network and accommodate trams

Toll trial could lead to £1.30-a-mile charges

National road toll devices will be tested by drivers next year using satellite-tracking on vehicles of volunteers

Driving Photo Galleries. Stunning pictures of the newest and most beautiful cars in the world
A still from a seatbelt safety video

Shocking seat belts advertisement banned until after TV watershed

A new advertising campaign highlighting the consequences of not wearing a seat belt includes footage so violent it cannot be shown until after 9pm

The Bloodhound land speed car

The 1,000mph jet car

A British team aims to smash the land-speed record with weird science

Swindon bans speed cameras

Road safety experts warn that the Tory-led council is risking lives by voting to become the first town to remove cameras

Petrol companies told to cut prices at pumps

PM launches attack on petrol and energy suppliers, demanding garages follow lead of two supermarkets in dropping prices

Clarkson's greatest hits. Jeremy Clarkson looks back on the 25 best, fastest and most exciting cars he has driven in the past five years
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No escape from new speed cameras

Clusters of speed cameras monitoring average speed across a wide area are to be deployed on hundreds of roads next year

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Clarkson sparks fresh BBC row

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson sparks a new BBC controversy with prostitute gag. Watch video

Safety barriers come down — to improve safety

People will be encouraged to cross the road wherever they like rather than being herded towards crossings by safety barriers

Shocking seat belts advertisement banned until after TV watershed

A new advertising campaign highlighting the consequences of not wearing a seat belt includes footage so violent it cannot be shown until after 9pm

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